With their 44-6 win today over the Cowboys, the Eagles earned the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs. So what does that mean?
A date in Minnesota against Brad Childress, Adrian Peterson and the Vikings next weekend in the wild-card round. The folks from The Inquirer and Daily News will have details on the time and day (either Saturday or Sunday) when they become available.
Here's the rest of the NFC playoff seeds:
1. Giants (first-round bye)
2. Panthers (first-round bye)
3. Vikings (host the Eagles)
4. Cardinals (host the Falcons)
5. Falcons
6. Eagles
That means the other NFC matchup next weekend is Atlanta at the Cardinals.
Now, I realize this is jumping way ahead, but some of you in the chat were asking about it, so I wanted to clarify.
If the Eagles beat the Vikings, they will play at New York to face the top-seeded Giants in the divisional round. The Eagles are the No. 6 seed so they have no chances at hosting a playoff game at any time.
If the Eagles were to upset the Giants in the divisional round, they would play the remaining team (Atlanta, Arizona or most likely Carolina) on the road in the NFC championship.
Here's a transcript of our game chat:

The Eagles' playoff path

Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com

Posted:
Sunday, December 28, 2008, 7:12 PM

With their 44-6 win today over the Cowboys, the Eagles earned the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs. So what does that mean?

A date in Minnesota against Brad Childress, Adrian Peterson and the Vikings next weekend in the wild-card round. The folks from The Inquirer and Daily News will have details on the time and day (either Saturday or Sunday) when they become available.

That means the other NFC matchup next weekend is Atlanta at the Cardinals.

Now, I realize this is jumping way ahead, but some of you in the chat were asking about it, so I wanted to clarify.

If the Eagles beat the Vikings, they will play at New York to face the top-seeded Giants in the divisional round. The Eagles are the No. 6 seed so they have no chances at hosting a playoff game at any time.

If the Eagles were to upset the Giants in the divisional round, they would play the remaining team (Atlanta, Arizona or most likely Carolina) on the road in the NFC championship.

Sheil Kapadia is in his fifth season writing about the Eagles and the NFL for philly.com. His earliest
memories as a sports fan include several trips to Veterans Stadium with
his Dad. He's not a beat writer or an Insider, but is here to
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